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Im a huge piece of poo poo at art. But if I quit I'd just be even bigger poo poo. Please excuse my area capturing abilities. Not the actual resolution either im retarded etc. Stuff3 fucked around with this message at 05:36 on Oct 5, 2013 |
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Humboldt squid posted:Usually you have more than one piece going at a time (usually 3-4), so when you get tired with one you can work on another - plus it lets you get a fresh perspective when you come back to it. I tend to zone the hell out and end up with some work at the end of it like 4 hours later, I find it very very relaxing. That said I've been doing some work for other people lately, and with having to redo some sprites over or tweak things slowing down my work it really helps to go and zone out on another piece for a bit even if it's to build up my confidence.
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Oct 5, 2013 12:49
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Stuff3: I'm getting a Hotline Miami vibe from that.
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Oct 5, 2013 14:53
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For anyone that hasn't seen this yet, there's a game up on Kickstarter called Hyper Light Drifter. Really incredible art style that I think a few of you would really dig.  Even the animation is impressive:   There's a video and some more screenshots and animations on the Kickstarter page here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1661802484/hyper-light-drifter
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Oct 6, 2013 03:37
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 the flat green on the top of the mech works super well. Got great artists working on it too - Ian Schlaepfer 
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Oct 6, 2013 04:08
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looks a lot like radio the universe 
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Oct 6, 2013 11:09
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Stuff3 posted:Im a huge piece of poo poo at art. But if I quit I'd just be even bigger poo poo. Never say die! Bully the poo poo out of those pixels until they work for you! 
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Oct 6, 2013 11:18
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98 year old shows you how to do it.
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Oct 6, 2013 21:00
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As much as I love his art and the story behind it, my brain kept nitpicking at his technique the whole time.  I'm a monster. It was pretty interesting to see how someone removed from gaming culture approaches low res art though. I think all the years I've spent critiquing stuff on Pixel Art message boards have ruined me.
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Oct 6, 2013 21:14
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Gaspy Conana posted:As much as I love his art and the story behind it, my brain kept nitpicking at his technique the whole time. The fact that he's partially blind, uses MS Paint and still is able to create those things is just amazing though.
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Oct 6, 2013 21:25
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He's so proud of his work!  I.. I just have something in my eye... no I'm fine!
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Oct 6, 2013 21:31
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Gaspy Conana posted:As much as I love his art and the story behind it, my brain kept nitpicking at his technique the whole time. Part of it is he's really using more of a pointilist style than what we would consider "pixel art"- it is less about precisely choosing individual pixels. I get the impression that his work is meant to be viewed at a 1x zoom, whereas the things we typically discuss in this thread are meant to be blown-up. I just think it's great he's having fun making art with a computer.
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Oct 6, 2013 21:39
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Internet Janitor posted:Part of it is he's really using more of a pointilist style than what we would consider "pixel art"- it is less about precisely choosing individual pixels. I get the impression that his work is meant to be viewed at a 1x zoom, whereas the things we typically discuss in this thread are meant to be blown-up. I just think it's great he's having fun making art with a computer. I agree completely and wouldn't want him to change a thing. I was just describing what went on in the back of my mind. He is definitely an inspiration.
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Oct 6, 2013 22:05
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I'm definitely looking forward to this game. I'm hoping for something in the vein of Bastion as an experience. Can't get over the wonderful economy in the art style.
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Oct 6, 2013 23:12
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loving around with a 13 color palette. 
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Oct 6, 2013 23:59
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Triangle posted:looks a lot like radio the universe There's been a lot of comparison, yeah. Both no-outline bright colours on dark background pixel art with full-colour lighting effects.
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Oct 7, 2013 12:23
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Here's a walk cycle and someone else's character: e: also this 
Havegum fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Oct 9, 2013 |
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Oct 8, 2013 19:01
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 Halloweeeeeeen! Edit: No BODY will see this        Ohohoho Shoehead fucked around with this message at 19:07 on Oct 9, 2013 |
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Oct 8, 2013 19:33
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Thought I'd try my hand at some pixel art for Samhain.
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Oct 10, 2013 05:49
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The pixel art application used by Kare, et al, MacPaint, has been replicated in html5:http://www.cloudpaint.com/client/index.php
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Oct 10, 2013 20:51
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the chaos engine posted:loving around with a 13 color palette. Love this. Using it for anything? Here are a bunch of parallax scenes I've been working on in the past ~month. Watch in HD. The dog animation is a bit iffy, but animation was never my strong suit.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSzoYNimY34
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Oct 11, 2013 02:36
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Gaspy Conana posted:Love this. Using it for anything? Goddamn your stuff is always so lush and atmospheric man, ugh. Ugh. I feel like Dropsy could do with a smoother walkcycle though. And to answer your question, it's becoming a game, I got my programmer excited with that mockup. Just finished the tiles for the first area! 
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Oct 11, 2013 09:26
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the chaos engine: Gotta say, that all looks fuckin' great. I really want to see where this is going.
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Oct 11, 2013 15:04
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Gaspy Conana posted:Here are a bunch of parallax scenes I've been working on in the past ~month. Watch in HD. The dog animation is a bit iffy, but animation was never my strong suit. If you compare those animations to just about any classic Lucasarts adventure you are on par, especially considering how much more detailed your sprites are vs a game like the original Monkey Island.
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Oct 11, 2013 18:42
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Here is last night's efforts.   Working on lighting right now. Day, dusk and dead of night. Any help or critique on the lighting would be appreciated.
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Oct 12, 2013 18:21
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Cheap Shot posted:Here is last night's efforts. I am aroused. You captured that really well. I think there could be a matte highlight on the pavement from the light, but other than that good job.
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Oct 12, 2013 23:02
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Cheap Shot posted:Here is last night's efforts.
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Oct 12, 2013 23:13
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Cheap Shot posted:Here is last night's efforts. I think the smooth high-color glow effects clash with the rest of the graphics' low-color palette. Maybe try making those elements dithered?
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Oct 12, 2013 23:16
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Ave Azaria posted:I think the smooth high-color glow effects clash with the rest of the graphics' low-color palette. Maybe try making those elements dithered? In contrast, I actually really love the smooth glow, but I'm also a sucker for mixing higher-res stuff with pixel art, so it's really a matter of personal taste I think. Either way, your palette is fantastic and the whole thing is gorgeous. Good job!
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Oct 12, 2013 23:45
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I should clarify that this is for a video game, so my options for lighting aren't as broad as if I were doing a static image. Need options that I can apply to moving sprites on various backgrounds.
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Oct 13, 2013 01:24
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Cheap Shot posted:I should clarify that this is for a video game, so my options for lighting aren't as broad as if I were doing a static image. Need options that I can apply to moving sprites on various backgrounds. Well, depending on your renderer there'd be ways to achieve dither-lighting, I'm sure, but screw that, I like this look. The third one looks a bit off to me, though. Either the glow from the lights is too bright or the falloff is too rapid. Or possibly too gradual. I... damnit. MikeJF fucked around with this message at 11:56 on Oct 13, 2013 |
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Oct 13, 2013 04:23
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Ave Azaria posted:Maybe try making those elements dithered? No, don't
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Oct 13, 2013 11:52
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Which would you guys say is, on average, more time consuming when it comes to animation (whether it be animating one character or many) s 2D sprites or 3D models?
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Oct 14, 2013 00:13
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Geek U.S.A. posted:Which would you guys say is, on average, more time consuming when it comes to animation (whether it be animating one character or many) s 2D sprites or 3D models? It really depends on the detail of the sprite/model. Super detailed sprites can be incredibly painful to animate, sometimes taking me about a day for a reasonably short animation that requires full body movement, while working on animations for a reasonably simple model can be done in a couple of hours.
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Oct 14, 2013 00:25
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I find the rule of thumb tends to be: If you made a frame of 2D art, multiply that by how many frames you need, that's the rough time it'd take. Compare that to the time taken to make a single model then add a little bit more time onto that. Sometimes it's faster to do 5-10 frames than it is to make an entire model, but if you're making an entire set of walk, run, idle animations for every direction, a 3D model tends to be best. You can also render the 3D model out and pixel over that if you need the coherent pixel style.
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Oct 14, 2013 09:02
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Trying to do a right to left walk again.. If any of you remember me posting during the summer. I'm super shite at this part. I don't know why I just cant get it! Edit:  Better? Shoehead fucked around with this message at 17:21 on Oct 15, 2013 |
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Oct 15, 2013 16:40
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Shoehead posted:Edit: Here's something heavily inspired from hyper light drifter   And also a cat 
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Oct 15, 2013 20:35
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This one looks really cool. Do you have a portfolio or anything I can stare at?
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Oct 15, 2013 21:17
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DancingPenguin posted:This one looks really cool. I have an art thread at Newgrounds. It has most of the stuff I've done since I started drawing so be warned there's a lot of really really hideously bad stuff. I also have a tumblr, though it's still a bit fresh.
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Oct 15, 2013 21:44
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Havegum posted:Thanks! The Poliwag-thing looks really cool and I love Öresundsbro painting. Are you based in the Nordics?
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